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From April to June only Nuno will be at home + the pets, we need pet and housesitting.
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Olá,
We are kika, Nuno, Sebastião (15) and Alma (10), Mel and Tobias (the dogs) and Chiquita and Patinhas, the cats (Alergy alert! the pets sleep inside the house).
We are homeschoolers and like to travel.
I can offer:
- room for 1
We live in a small house with garden, 20 min walking from the sea, in Sintra. The way to the sea is up and down the hill, please check google maps if thinking about going there with your long surf board.
Fontanelas is not Lisbon and not close to Lisbon. It can take 2 hours to arrive to Lisbon by bus + train. In a day with good bus connection, you will need a 45 minutes ride in a bus (3,30€ each way) to arrive to Sintra city centre plus 30 minutes by train (1,44€) to arrive to Lisbon. I can help to have a card that makes the trips cheaper but can't help with the min 2 hours each way, unless you go at 8am and be back at 6:30pm, with he kids father and he lets you somewhere close to the rain/metro.
There is no nigthlife in or around our village.
We have a surf school nearby @ 25 euros per class and they pick you at home and take you to different beaches .
We live a very modest life and the persons coming to live with us must be frugal and adapt to a shared space, just one bathroom, small kitchen...
We don't smoke and can't have smokers in the house or garden.
Only one person in the house is vegetarian in the house, no restrictions on sugar and no restrictions on media usage (screens are not a problem here). Please, be ready to be surprised on this matters. A bit of reading on sandradodd.com unschooling website might help to get us better.
It is very important that the persons coming to our house like children and can make a connection with our kids. If that does not happen, we will ask you to leave. You will need to connect at least with one of the kids, in one of their interests.
We prefer to receive people that are already in Portugal or that will travel in portugal anyways, can't have the responsibility of hosting someone who arrives and doesn't like it but as to stay until their ✈️ ✈️ back. However, if you arrive and we are not a good fit, i will help you in your move to your next host.
We like to show our village by bicycle, to show around the beaches and castles of Sintra by car (at least the free ones).
We need to keep cooking in a budget to be able to receive workwayers. Please remember to bring pocket money for your purchases.
We need proactive people. I lack the spirit to go around telling people what to do.
Ideally you would have full days working with us, or with the kids, and full days by your own, with no work. We can arrange it depending on everyone's needs.
Thank you for reading our message until the end :)
Cheers
Kika
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Art Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
House sitting
Interests
Vegetarian or vegan
Van life
Self development
Sustainability
Politics / Social justice
Writing
Photography
Languages
Hitchhiking
History
Gardening
Cooking & food
Carpentry
Books
Nature
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We can help with learning:
- portuguese
- A few nigths in Lisbon, in a students residence, if there are free rooms.
- Food - frugal, not fancy.
- free time to explore the area
- free entrance in museums, pool, castles and all the activities we do together
- ride to the train station at 8am and from the train station at 7pm - alows to go to Lisbon;
We will go around Sintra/ Lisbon/ Cascais for visits and sea time.
- accommodation in the places were we have or rent houses (not in hotels if we end up in one)
Help
In 2024/25 i would like to receive workwayers to help with one or more if this question:
TOP PRIORITIES:
- cook
- play and do crafting with my 10 years old;
- make art, dance, ceramics, aerial silks, make up, science, cooking sessions with the kids, specially the younger one and her friends (1 or 2 max)
- finish the extra room in the attic;
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- walk the dogs in the woods and by the sea;
- trekking in Sintra with teens;
- visit museums and gardens in Sintra/Lisbon/Cascais/Mafra area with just the kids or with the mother;
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Now the hard tasks:
- paint exterior walls of the garden;
- help with the garden renovation;
- help with the attic renovation - want to make 2 rooms there, to be able to share the space with workwayers;
- cook family meals;
- do the dishes;
- hang to dry in the sun + fold laundry;
- stay with the kids when parents need to work;
- if with a car, I would pay to drive the kids to their activities;
- help to do a revamp in our van, it is getting rusty from the sea and I have a product to put all over it;
We also need house and pet siting:
* 18 march to 18 June
This includes open the windows; put the dehumidifiers on and off everyday; clean the house from dust and pets air; walk the dogs; clean after yourself :)
Languages
Languages spoken
Portuguese: Fluent
English: Intermediate
French: Intermediate
Spanish: Beginner
Italian: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
i would like to learn arab or darija. my daugther would like to learn French. My son would benefit from being around Spanish speakers, he is fluent in english
Accommodation
We give:
- One room
- the house only as one wc
What else ...
We live 20 minutes from Sintra, the historical village (3,50€ by bus)
40 minutes from lisbon.
Surfing spots:
2 km from praia grande
9 km from são Julião da barra/ ericeira
Near us there is an organic farming cooperative with many interesting training's.
We can make a transport card in your name, to keep the prices low.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
The van can stay at our door, in the driveway and the house can be used as a base. There are almost no cars in the street and the woods are less than one minute walking, the van can also stay there. If you come as a family, with a van, please, help us with all the "handy man projects" that we left unfinished :)
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
My animals / pets
Mel
Mel is a very active podendo, female, 7 years old.
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Our children were on vacations and didn’t meet her, but our dogs (and cats) are already missing her, and the daily walks into the woods and beach.
She will be welcome at our house, any… read more
Especially I loved Alma, she's a super curious little girl, super kind… read more
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Our children were on vacations and didn’t meet her, but our dogs (and cats) are already missing her, and the daily walks into the woods and beach.
She will be welcome at our house, any… read more
Especially I loved Alma, she's a super curious little girl, super kind… read more
He works with care, always creative, with good solutions and great results, always without stress.
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Lena is creative and able to communicate, even with children who don't speak the… read more
Their kids are incredibly caring, receptive and smart.
Sebastião is a boy far ahead of… read more
The kids are very polite and friendly.
I really recommend them as an workaway family.
When family go out,they took me with them or drop me in Sintra or Lisbon on the way and I could enjoy exploring.On some weekends I could stay in the the room that Catia manage in the centre of Lisbon.
Job was not… read more
She picked me up from the airport and gave me a warm welcome. Her kids are amazing and her house is a beautiful and warm home close to the paradise.
Catia is an open mind person, smilie and funny, we talked a lot about many topics and I really would like to see her again :D
Wish you all the best in your Journey.
She is always sweet with the kids, always happy to learn new things, and it's a great person to talk with.
I could have you at my house forever, as my older DD or my younger… read more
She as much respect for children and as lots of ideas on how to keep them busy and happy.
Thank you.
Wish you all the best on your travels!
Eu tive o prazer de passar três maravilhosos dias de baby sitting do Sebastião, na verdade foi ele quem cuidou de mim.kkk
Quem precisar de um guia para o Oceanário de Lisboa chamem o Tatão. Ah os pets são dóceis, a natureza ao redor da casa maravilhosa, bicicleta divina e pula - pula sensacional.
Detalhe na hora de ir embora ainda ganhei… read more
